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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Chapter I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Cudjo states that he has been "in Americky soil since" (19) what year?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1863.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1901.

2. In what month and year did Zora Neale Hurston first meet Cudjo?
(a) December of 1935.
(b) July of 1927.
(c) February of 1921.
(d) September of 1931.

3. At the time of the interviews, Cudjo was living in what town in Alabama?
(a) York.
(b) Reform.
(c) Plateau.
(d) Mobile.

4. The text states that the Dahoman year was split into two parts that included what two elements?
(a) Celebrations and mourning.
(b) Spring and summer.
(c) Marriages and funerals.
(d) Wars and festivals.

5. From what type of implement does Cudjo always drink his well water?
(a) A tall glass.
(b) A homemade tin cup.
(c) A china saucer.
(d) A tightly-woven basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Cudjo name as the agent responsible for finding a man wives to add to his family?

2. What sign does Hurston name as indicating that Cudjo is somewhere close by his house?

3. How long in total had the voyage to buy slaves taken the men on the Clotilde?

4. What is NOT listed by Cudjo among the tasks a man's wives would perform in order to help him get to sleep in Cudjo's former community in Africa?

5. What body of water borders the land on which the barracoons housing Cudjo and other slaves stood?

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